Symptoms of MS halted by cell therapy by Andrew Gregory, Health Editor

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Article in Daily Mirror, 10th June:
 
A stem cell treatment can halt symptoms of ms in sufferers.  Chemotherapy was used to destroy the immune system of 24 MS patients.  Doctors ‘reset’ them using the cells from bone marrow.  It stopped relapses and development of new brain lesions in 23 of the patients for a prolonged period without medication.  Eight patients had a sustained improvement in their condition more than seven years after treatment in Ottawa, Canada.  However one patient died from complications, it was reported in the Lancet. More than 100,000 people have MS in the UK.  Dr Emma Gray, of the MS Society said “This treatment does offer hope, but it’s also an aggressive procedure with substantial risks”.

New report shows MS forcing many newly diagnosed out of work

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Source MS Society:

Half the people living with MS in the UK who aren’t currently employed were forced to stop working within three years of their diagnosis according to a report released today.

The MS International Federation’s  Global Employment Report 2016 also claims fatigue, cognitive impairment and mobility issues are the most common symptoms forcing people with MS to stop working. Read on.

Enable Holidays

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Home Disabled holidays and accessible travel

Enable Holidays has just one aim: to provide fantastic accessible package holidays to people with limited mobility. 


Find out more here!

Fasting-mimicking diet studied as potential MS treatment

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Source MS Trust:

A diet that mimics the effects of fasting may have a role in managing multiple sclerosis according to new research.

Researchers in California tested a diet that involves eating half the usual number of calories for three days in every seven. When mice with a disease similar to MS were fed the diet for three weeks, they showed improvements in their symptoms compared to a control group who maintained their usual diet. Read on.

Printer cartridges

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We have had the following cartridges donated to the Centre:-

Canon C521 cartridges in black, cyan, magenta and yellow and one C520 in black.  Suitable for Canon printers Pixma MP630/980/620.  They have not been opened.

 

£1 each, donation to the centre. (They cost variously £5 to £10, depending on where you can source them.)

Are you free on Sunday 12th June?

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We are still looking for 2 people to collect at Millets Farm on Sunday 12th June from 12.30 for 1.5hrs.  If you or anyone you know might be able to help please let Sue know asap.  Thanks

May’s 100 Club draw winners

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1st prize:    Angie Duncan

2nd prize:    Beryl Slater

3rd prize:    Richard Twine

 

Our lotto has fantastic odds, and once set up it requires no time or effort on your part.  Therapy Centre members can buy one or more numbers which are entered into twelve monthly draws.  There are no running costs, so a guaranteed 50% of all income is awarded as cash prizes, and all the rest goes straight towards the running of the centre.  With numbers costing only £5 each per month, the income from just 100 sales builds a prize fund of £3000 a year, with the same amount going to help fund the centre.  With three prizes a month, the odds are extremely good.

Please sponsor Sue & family!

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Sue and her family are doing a 5k Color Obstacle Rush in Milton Keynes on 4th June, to raise money to purchase some walking bars for the physiotherapy room.  Thank you to those who have sponsored them, if you haven’t you still have time, please go to page: http://www.virginmoneygiving.com/team/RushDorans or there is a paper sponsorship form in the Centre.